diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c
index a79580bc9f0..005891a3c63 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ zink_descriptor_shader_init(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_shader *shad
       if (shader->bindless)
          dsl[screen->desc_set_id[ZINK_DESCRIPTOR_BINDLESS]] = screen->bindless_layout;
    }
-   shader->precompile.layout = zink_pipeline_layout_create(screen, dsl, num_dsl, false, VK_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INDEPENDENT_SETS_BIT_EXT);
+   if (num_bindings)
+      shader->precompile.layout = zink_pipeline_layout_create(screen, dsl, num_dsl, false, VK_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INDEPENDENT_SETS_BIT_EXT);
 }
 
 void